NAIROBI Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative will assist partner countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Tracy Mcgrady Magic Jersey , a United Nations official said on Sunday.
Jamil Ahmad, head of intergovernmental affairs at the UN Environment Program (UNEP), told Xinhua in Nairobi that the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road initiative and the SDGs are complimentary.
"The Belt and Road Initiative provides a good example on how to begin implementation work for the SDGs whose aim is to improve the lives of all citizens of the world," Ahmad said.
"The SDGs are exactly talking about the types of development that have been identified in the projects of the Belt and Road Initiative," he said during a forum on greening China's Belt and Road Initiative Terrence Ross Magic Jersey , which is part of the UN Science Policy Business Forum on the Environment.
The initiative, comprising the overland Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, aims to build a trade, investment and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along and beyond the ancient Silk Road trade routes.
Ahmad noted that both the Belt and Road Initiative and the SDGs focus on five pillars which will improve the quality of lives of global citizens.
He noted that the Belt and Road Initiative is an enormous project and so various UN agencies are working toward greater and broader partnerships with the Chinese government and partner countries to ensure successful implementation of the project.
The UN Environment Program's role will be to ensure that environmental sustainability is incorporated into all aspects of the projects and programs, he said.
Ahmad said that the very basis of the Silk Road Economic Belt is to promote partnerships among governments and the private sector.
UNEP has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese government to provide expertise on green economy and financing for sustainable development for projects on the Belt and Road Initiative.
MACAO Shaquille O'Neal Magic Jersey , Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Macao Light Festival 2017 was unveiled at the Ruins of St. Paul on Sunday night, kicking off a string of events and festivities to fill the entire December with new elements of tourism and leisure.
Under the theme "Wish-Making under the Stars", the opening ceremony featured dance performance choreographed and performed by a local dance troupe. The opening kicked off an array of projection mapping shows and light installations at eight local tourist attractions, taking visitors and residents onto a dazzling journey.
In the opening ceremony, Macao Government Tourism Office Director Senna Fernandes said that the tourism office will forge the Macao Light Festival into one of Macao's annual signature events and continue to combine elements of gastronomy Penny Hardaway Magic Jersey , culture and creativity for the goal to build Macao into a world center of tourism and leisure.
She also added that a string of other events and festivities will follow in this month, including the 2nd Macao International Film Festival & Awards, the Macau Shopping Festival and the Macao International Parade, as well as celebrations for the 18th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR, the Christmas holidays and the New Year's Eve.
Staged from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time from Dec. 3 to 31 Nikola Vucevic Magic Jersey , the festival will present projection mapping shows, light installations, interactive games and a series of new activities such as light art exhibitions, outdoor local concerts and outdoor movie shows. Related cultural and creative products will also be launched during the festival.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government plans to invest 750 million Swedish krona (94 million U.S. dollars) next year to make Sweden a safer place Mario Hezonja Magic Jersey , according to an announcement on Tuesday.
"Sweden should be a country where everyone can be safe, regardless of where they live," Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in a statement published on the government's website.
The statement outlined investments from within the new budget proposition, which is based on an agreement between the center-left coalition government and the Left Party.
The government is planning to invest a total 2 billion Swedish krona in the National Police Authority in 2018, a move that it says will lead to more police officers Jonathan Isaac Magic Jersey , an improved work environment and new career routes for members of the police force, as well as improvement in crime-clearance rates.
In addition to the police budget boost, the government is also investing around 750 million Swedish krona next year in strengthening the judicial system and in increasing public safety.
The government is also boosting efforts to fight violent extremism by spending 100 million Swedish krona in directed efforts. In addition, on Jan. 1 2018, it is setting up a new national center against violent extremism.
"The new center's stated ambition is to support local actors Jodie Meeks Magic Jersey ," said Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson. According to the budget proposition, the Swedish Migration Agency will also receive additional funds to help efforts to repatriate failed asylum seekers.
Gang-related violence hits headlines in recent years. Most of the gun violence occurs in the country's three biggest cities -- Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmo -- where there are growing problems with violent gangs. (1 U.S. dollar = 7.9 Swedish krona)
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